The AmericasThe Americas

Chapter 6Chapter 6

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I. The Peopling of the Americas

A. The First Americans

II. Early Civilizations in Central America

A. The Olmecs: In the Land of Rubber B. The Zapotecs C. Teotihuacán: America’s First

Metropolis D. The Olmecs: Mother Culture or First

Among Equals?

II. Early Civilizations in Central America

E. The Maya 1. Origins 2. Political Structures 3. Mayan Religion 4. Mayan Hieroglyphs and Calendars 5. The Mystery of Mayan Decline

II. Early Civilizations in Central America

F. The Aztecs 1. Politics 2. Social Structures 3. Land of the Feathered Serpent: Aztec

Religion and Culture 4. Art and Culture

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III. The First Civilizations in South America

A. Caral B. Moche

1. Environmental Problems 2. Wari and Chimor

C. The Inka 1. The Four Quarters: Inka Politics and

Society 2. Inka Culture

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IV. Stateless Societies in the Americas

A. The Eastern Woodlands B. Cahokia C. The Ancient Pueblo Peoples D. South America: The Awawak E. Amazonia

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